This.

I remember feeling glad when he left 'to live closer to his family', and as i recall that was the abundant feeling of most palace fans i knew. The Championship season culminating in the Play Off defeat at Watford was very poor, he was playing his stupid lopsided formations (and Tom Soares week in week out) and it just seemed his time at the club had run out.

When he appeared at Charlton i remember thinking 'hes taken the piss out of jordan', but i didnt regret for a minute that he'd gone.

Since then his stock has plummeted, his double act with Shearer at Newcastle was particularly funny. The f***ing headsets lol...

But after all that he's always spoken very well of palace, and clearly has the club in his heart.

Ultimately i dont think he's a rotter at all. A bit of a pillock who we got by far the best (only) tune out of managerially. A mate of mine's met him at a business function and had a few beers with him and said he's a good laugh, candid about his time at the Palace, and a friendly fella. Let bygones be bygones i say.

Far less of a villain than the smarmy Freedman IMHO.

"How can I remember to keep it all together when half the moon is taken away?"

I might be wrong but wasn't he interviewed recently for the job, possibly when we got Sam? Apparently he impressed Parish?